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How Bad Is Your Worst Desire?The only thing to be done with sinful behavior is to stop it, to repent for it, and never to return... Read More
Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Landa, 100, Last Survivor of Chabad Yeshivah in ShanghaiIn the midst of the Holocaust, he was blessed with long life and soldiered on each day since Read More
Remember to Say ‘I Love You,’ Before It’s Too Late For survivors of the sudden death of a spouse or family member, they wished they had a chance to... Read More
Why is There a Purim Katan (Small Purim)? Read More
The Mysterious Life and Death of HurThe story of Hur is one of heroism, tragedy and, ultimately, redemption. Read More

Weekly Magazine

Organ Donation in Judaism

Does Jewish law permit organ donation? Learn the background to this complex question in this in-depth article.

By Shlomo Minkowitz

Why is There a Purim Katan (Small Purim)?

by Yehuda Shurpin

“You Shall Make for Yourself Twisted Threads” - The Commandment of Tzitzit

Tzitzit is one of the most conspicuous mitzvot observed. What is the purpose of these fringes? What do they signify? Must everyone wear tzitzit?

By Yisroel Dovid Klein

The Mysterious Life and Death of Hur

The story of Hur is one of heroism, tragedy and, ultimately, redemption.

By Levi Avtzon

Making Good Choices When Willpower Fails

The problem is not just that we make a poor choice in the moment, but when we fail in our goals, we fall into the depressing cycle of the “willpower trap” that keeps us locked in failure.

By Hanna Perlberger